Bold Butterflies Hello - Simon Says Stamp

Good morning! Today I'm sharing a fun and bold card using one of my favorite color combos - blue and yellow! My first kitchen when I moved out of my parent's house was decorated with these colors - the yellow was a bit softer than this card, and the blue was a bit bolder, but it still makes me a little nostalgic! I used some fun stamps, dies, cardstocks, and inks from Simon Says Stamp to pull it all together!

I started off by stamping a few of the Artsy Butterflies in black and heat embossing, before ink blending over them using the coordinating stencils and Marine, Cadette, and Royal inks, mixing the colors as needed, and varying them from light, to medium, to dark. I grabbed a panel of Honey cardstock, and blended the same color Honey ink on the top half of the panel - it's subtle, but adds a bit of a shadow effect and some interest. I die cut a few of the Winsome Branch die from white cardstock, and tucked them around where I was placing the butterflies, then softly blended a bit of the extra ink around the edges to blend them in a bit with the background and give them slightly less contrast. I adhered the butterflies just in the centers with liquid glue, leaving the wings to float free for dimension. I added some white splatters at this point over the entire panel, then added a thin mat of white cardstock, and of Island Blue cardstock to coordinate. Sentiment is from the A Little Artsy set, and popped up with foam adhesive. The finishing touch was a few Simple Stories enamel dots that almost blended in perfectly with the background, but add some more fun interest and texture! Here is a closer look:

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Modern Lemons Card - Simon Says Stamp

Good morning! Today I have a fun and fresh card using one of my favorite recent sets from Simon Says Stamp! I had fun playing with a unique color combo, and stamping and stenciling these lovely lemons. These colors just make me happy!

I started off by stamping the lemons from Squeeze You on a panel of white cardstock, stamping off the edges and turning the stamp set to create a background on my panel. Once I stamped it in black, I heat embossed with clear embossing powder to keep it from smearing when I ink blended. I used the amazing coordinating stencils to blend with Lemonade, Sunbeam, Carnation, and Peony inks, then trimmed the panel down, and matted it with some Rainbow Splash Princess cardstock. I had the arch leftover from another project, created using two sizes of A2 Arches die and some white glitter cardstock, so I popped that up on foam adhesive on that background. Sentiment is another new set I hadn't had a chance to use yet called Positive Thoughts - also heat embossed, then popped up with foam adhesive. I also colored two of the words in with Copic markers to coordinate with the background and highlight those words. Finished off with a bunch of Dazzing gems in Taffy and Sunbeam for lots of sparkle! Here are more photos of this fun card: 

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Bold Art Deco Strips - Simon Says Stamp

Good morning! I'm doing my best to work my way through my box of supplies from Simon Says Stamp that I haven't had a chance to use - it's kind of a fun challenge for me to try to make something with as many separate items when I receive them as possible. I loved this set immediately when I received it, and I love the way this card turned out!

I started off by picking a fun color combo from my pack of Concord and 9th cardstock, and cutting most of the colors into thin strips. I added some white splatter to my background piece, then popped the strips up diagonally with foam adhesive strips, trimming off the excess. Next up, I stamped in black and clear heat embossed the amazing Deco Blossoms stamp set, then die cut it with the coordinating die. It is such a statement image, don't you think? I popped that up with more foam adhesive on my diagonal strips, then added a sentiment from Beautiful Friend EZ Strips, trimming it into a thin strip with my paper trimmer. Finished off with a couple rows of Clear Dazzling gems for some sparkle! Here is a closer look:

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Gina K August Release Cards for Simon Says Stamp

Hello! Stopping by tonight to share a few cards I created with the newest Gina K Release that is now available at Simon Says Stamp! They were kind enough to send me a few items from the release, and I put this trio of cards together using a few of the new sets!

I used a fun mix of stamping, ink blending, stenciling, and of course some sparkle and shine to create these cards! The 3 sets I got the fun of working with were Garden Party (love the coordinating stencil!), Lovely Ladybugs, and Friendship Bracelet. I kept my color scheme fairly similar, using aquas, pinks, yellows, and oranges for the most part. You can find all the supplies linked below, and here are some photos showing more of the details on these cards:

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Hexagon Tiled Floral Card - Simon Says Stamp

Good morning! Today I have a card I so enjoyed putting together with lots of die cutting using some fabulous dies from Simon Says Stamp. I love this color combo - and how it falls somewhere between summer and fall tones, which feels like exactly where the seasons are hovering as well!

I started off by cutting a few of one of the smaller Elongated Hexagons from a mix of Sage, Apricot, Honey, and Rainforest cardstocks. I then arranged them to create a fun background, popping them up with foam adhesive, and trimming off any overhanging edges. Next, I die cut the Sunblush Flowers die set - one that I hadn't had a chance to use yet. Along with cutting the flowers and stems, I also cut some extra leaves to tuck around the card - all using the same colors of cardstock as the hexagons for a cohesive feel. Sentiment is from Heirloom Roses set, heat embossed in black on white cardstock. I finished off with several tiny Clear Dazzling Gems, a bit of Nuvo glitter drops over the flower centers, and a tiny White Twine bow adhered to the floral stems! Here are more photos of this fun finished card:

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Ray of Light - Simon Says Stamp

Good morning! Today I've got a bold floral card using some lovely supplies from Simon Says Stamp - and a surprising way that I ended up using some leftover supplies for this card! They were accidentally a perfect match - love when that happens! 

This card actually started off with the Dot Petal Pattern stencil - it had been sitting in my stash since it's release, and I hadn't had a chance to put it to use. I pulled out some Gina K Kelly Green cardstock, and used Rainbow Splash Grass and Emerald inks to do a tone on tone effect, blending Grass over the entire panel, and Emerald around just the outer corners. I added some white splatter to two corners for some extra texture and interest. I found that glittery arch in my stash that was cut from Pinkfresh Glacier glitter paper using the Stitched Arches die previously. It was a larger size than I wanted for this card to avoid covering up too much of the stenciling, so I grabbed a smaller one and cut it down slightly (saving the frame I made to use on another card, of course!). As I dug through my pile of leftovers, I found those sunflowers that I had stamped out from the Sunflower Meadow set - and look how PERFECTLY those colors matched! It's like they were made to go together! They had been stamped with Butter, Zest, Honey, Allspice, and Lucky inks. I layered those on the arch with varying amounts of foam adhesive squares for plenty of fun dimension. Finished off with a sentiment from EZ Strips Glow On reverse sentiment strips, hand trimmed into a thin banner shape. Here are more photos of the finished card:

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Loved Beyond Measure - Simon Says Stamp

Hello! I made it back from a quick trip to Ohio for some STAMPtember planning and excitement, and after a couple days of catching up and recovering, I managed to sneak in a few cards! First up - I'm sharing this fun bold and graphic design using a few various sets from Simon Says Stamp - I love the unusual layout, and the bold pop of black with those dreamy colors!

This card has such a unique layout - and I love how it turned out! I started off with those two panels of colored cardstock. They were leftover from another project (that is using the STAMPtember release that I can't share yet...stay tuned!) - and I didn't want to let them go to waste. I had cut out some partial Stitched Circles out of A2 panels of Gina K Sweet Corn and Peach Bellini cardstocks. So I layered them with foam adhesive strips on a white cardbase, and just switched the layout of each one. It created a fun geometric shape in the center of the card! I then die cut some black cardstock with Basil Leaves die for some bold contrast to add to the clean and graphic feel of this card. I trimmed off a bit of the stem, tucked them in the frame, and adhered them with a bit of liquid glue on the stems and the base of each leaf. I added a sentiment from EZ Strips Beautiful Friend Reverse sentiment strips, and a few Dazzling Black gems to finish it all off! Here is a closer look:

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